Professor Bledsoe was born and raised in Arizona and Michigan. She earned her BS in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from Western Michigan University in 2015. While attending Western Michigan University, she was a member of the D1 Varsity Gymnastics Team, winning a conference championship her junior year.
In 2017, she received her Master's Degree (MMS) from Nova Southeastern University Fort Myers. Following graduation, Lauren worked as a nephrology PA in Naples, often precepting PA students and mentoring pre-PA students. She joined NSU Fort Myers as an assistant professor in 2025.